2. Polygons
Quadrilaterals
Sufficient
conditions
Polygons
Polygons
Sum of the interior angles of a polygon with n sides = (n – 2)180º
Sum of the exterioranglesof any polygon = 360º
A regular polygon is a polygon with equal sidesand therefore equal anglestoo.
Every interior angle of a regular polygon with nsides
360o
n
. Polygons
.
Important formulas concerning polygons:
n
Every exterior angle of a regular polygon with nsides
=
2
o
= (n 2)180
6. octagon
think octopus
FlashCard
octagon
8 sides, 8angles
FlashCard
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Special Quadrilaterals
•TheParallelogram
A four-sided polygon with two pairs ofparallel
and equal sides.
•Rectangle: A rectangle is a parallelogram with
rightangles.
• Square: A square is a rectangle with 4 equalsides.
•Rhombus: A rhombus is a parallelogram with 4
equal sides.
Special Quadrilaterals
• Trapezium: A trapezium is a quadrilateral with only one pairof
parallel sides
• Kite: A quadrilateral in which two pairs of adjacent sides are
equal
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7. SpecialQuadrilaterals:properties
Example
Find the values of x
andy.
Given: AD║BC
Find the values of x
andy.
Exercise
Findx
Parallelogram
Sufficient conditions to provea
parallelogram
Prove one of the following:
• Both pairs of opposite sides parallel
• Both pairs of opposite sides equal
• Both pairs of opposite angles equal
• Diagonals bisect each other
• One pair of opposite sides parallel and
equal
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8. Rectangle
Sufficient conditions to provea
rectangle
• Prove the quadrilateral
is a parallelogram AND
one interior angle
equals 𝟗𝟎°
Rhombus
Sufficient conditions to provea
rhombus
• Prove the quadrilateral
is a parallelogram AND
one pair of adjacent
sides are equal
Square
Sufficient conditions to provea
square
• Prove the
quadrilateral is a
parallelogram
AND one interior angle
equals 𝟗𝟎°
AND one pair of
adjacent sides is equal
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9. Kite
Sufficient conditions to provea
kite
•Prove that two pairs
of adjacent sides are
equal
• Remember: NOT a
parallelogram
Trapezium
Sufficient conditions to provea
trapezium
•Prove that one
pair of opposite
sides are parallel
• Remember:
NOT a
parallelogram
Example:
ABCD is a parallelogram with DF = EB. Prove that AECF is a
parallelogram.
Complete the following statements:
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3.
4.
5.
1 If the diagonals of a quadrilateral are not equal, but
bisect each other perpendicularly, the quadrilateral
is a………
A triangle that has three equal sides is called an ….…
triangle.
If both pairs of adjacent sides of a quadrilateral are
equal, but the opposite sides are not equal, the
quadrilateral is a …….
If the diagonals of a quadrilateral are equal and
bisect each other perpendicularly, the quadrilateral
is a….…
If both pairs of opposite angles of a quadrilateral are
equal, the quadrilateral is a ……